The role of media in building environmentally friendly civil society is considered as a crucial pillar for the process of raising the environmental awareness of the public and overcoming its reluctance to actively participate in environmental decision-making. This Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund/European Union-supported project aims to raise environmental awareness by strengthening environmental journalism and to encourage public participation in environmental decision-making in the South Caucasus. It employs innovative techniques of communication and cooperation between environmental stakeholders, especially local media, NGO communities. With contact information. In English and Russian.(Original source: http://www.rec-caucasus.org/recc/index.php?f=12&su=12020010010&t=index)